Sahalou Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Sahalou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 72 | 1:266,556 | 8,311 |
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Burkina Faso | 10 | 1:1,835,210 | 14,348 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
Sahalou (153) may also be a first name.
Sahalou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahalou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sahalou is most common in Niger. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sahalou.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahalou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sahalou is the 1,718,748th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sahalou are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Sahalou is also the 743,570th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 153 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 266,556. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 60 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 15 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Niger this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 23 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sahalou
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